Average senior spends nearly PLN 120 monthly on Rx drugs

The value of prescription (Rx) drugs  purchased by Polish seniors (aged above 75) amounted to PLN 4.3 billion last year, IMS Health reported. Overall, 3 million seniors purchased 189 million packs of medicine. The average patient bought five packs and spent PLN 119 a month. The government wants to refund nearly 20 percent of expenses (they have earmarked PLN 0.5 billion, while the average annual cost is over PLN 2.5 billion) incurred by patients aged above 75 years old.